Torkel Rasmussen- Professor
- Professor (Associate) at Saami University College
Torkel Rasmussen
- Professor
- Professor (Associate) at Saami University College
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Introduction
Torkel Rasmussen currently works at the Department of Sámi Teacher Education and Indigenous Journalism at
Sámi allaskuvla/Sámi University of Applied Sciences.
Torkel does research in Indigenous Journalism, Indigenous Methodologies, Sociolinguistics, Higher Education and Educational Policy, Their most recent publication is 'Eanet sápmelaččat go goassege ovdal. Leago vejolaš mihttidit ovtta giela dil'. (More Sámis than ever before. Is it possible to measure a language situation?)
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More than a thousand children attend Sámi kindergartens daily, while quite a number of Sámi children get Sámi language instruction in other kindergartens. This activity is one of the most important arenas for transmission and acquisition of Sámi languages. A question raised in this article is how these kindergartens are used as research fields in t...
Indigenous journalism can facilitate the inclusion of Indigenous voices in the public sphere, thereby contributing to social change. Contemporary Indigenous journalism is in part facilitated by the introduction and diffusion of paradigmatic media innovations, including the Internet, mobile technology, and social media. Based on a literature review,...
Indigenous journalism can facilitate the inclusion of Indigenous voices in the public sphere, thereby contributing to social change. Contemporary Indigenous journalism is in part facilitated by the introduction and diffusion of paradigmatic media innovations, including the Internet, mobile technology, and social media. Based on a literature review,...
In this article, we propose a history of Sámi journalism and news media as a step in the direction of analysing the existing media system in Sápmi. Numerous Sámi activists and organisations have contributed to the establishment and running of Sámi media – in interaction, cooperation, and conflict with external actors such as missionaries, investors...
The indigenous Sámi languages of the Nordic countries and North-West Russia have gained official recognition after a long period of neglect and assimilation policies. In the context of positive changes in state or macro level indigenous policy and especially that regarding language policy, this paper investigates what subsequently happens at the gr...
